History Videogame / Tekken

** Heihachi's d+1, 2 string in ''Tekken: Dark Resurrection'' on PSP (and possibly the [=PS3=] as well) would beat any AI opponent at any difficulty. The AI just couldn't seem to block the palm thrust (and the AI is otherwise a PerfectPlayAI at Ultra Hard difficulty so this is a glaring oversight). Interestingly, despite being the same move for all intents and purposes, the AI was not nearly as susceptible to the same command from Paul.

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** Heihachi's d+1, 2 string in ''Tekken: Dark ''Dark Resurrection'' on PSP (and possibly the [=PS3=] as well) would beat any AI opponent at any difficulty. The AI just couldn't seem to block the palm thrust (and the AI is otherwise a PerfectPlayAI at Ultra Hard difficulty so this is a glaring oversight). Interestingly, despite being the same move for all intents and purposes, the AI was not nearly as susceptible to the same command from Paul.

* LawyerFriendlyCameo: The final bosses of ''Tekken Tag 2''[='s=] Fight Lab are Bob, Ganryu and Jinpachi wearing outfits that are similar (way too similar) to [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ken, Ryu and (Shin) Akuma.]] Granted, both ''Tekken'' and ''Street Fighter'' [[VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken just crossed over]] and are set to cross over again in the opposite direction. One could imagine the secretary going "There's a Mr. Akuma here to see you. He heard about the simulated versions. Yes, he's cracking his knuckles..."

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* LawyerFriendlyCameo: The final bosses of ''Tekken Tag 2''[='s=] Fight Lab are Bob, Ganryu and Jinpachi wearing outfits that are similar (way too similar) to [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ken, Ryu and (Shin) Akuma.]] Granted, both ''Tekken'' and ''Street Fighter'' [[VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken just crossed over]] and are set to would soon cross over again in the opposite direction.direction[[note]]''Tekken 7: Fated Retribution'', followed by ''[=TxSF=]''[[/note]]. One could imagine the secretary going "There's a Mr. Akuma here to see you. He heard about the simulated versions. Yes, he's cracking his knuckles..."

** [[VideoGame/StreetFighter Akuma]], appearing in ''Tekken 7: Fated Retribution''. He will be joined after the console launch by [[VideoGame/FatalFury Geese]] [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Howard]] and [[https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2017/mar/16/tekken-7-will-feature-two-more-guest-characters-other-video-game-franchises-after-launch-other-dlc-plans-also-detailed/ an unknown guest]] from another video game property.

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** [[VideoGame/StreetFighter Akuma]], appearing in ''Tekken 7: Fated Retribution''. He will be joined after the console launch by [[VideoGame/FatalFury Geese]] [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Howard]] and [[https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2017/mar/16/tekken-7-will-feature-two-more-guest-characters-other-video-game-franchises-after-launch-other-dlc-plans-also-detailed/ an unknown guest]] from another video game property.[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV Noctis Lucis Caelum]].

** There is a special category of attacks in the game many Tekken players refer to as "Just Frame" moves that require highly precise inputs performed within a significantly narrow time frame. With a few exceptions, these moves tend to be either unlisted on a character's movelist, or they are listed but without any indication of there being a Just Frame version. More often than not, being considered an expert in using a particular character who has Just Frame moves involves mastering said commands and being able to reliably use them when necessary during fights. The most famous example is the Mishima characters' EWGF (Electric Wind God Fist), an offensively faster (as well as slightly more damaging) and defensively safer variant of the Wind God Fist attack.

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** There is a special category of attacks in the game many Tekken players refer to as "Just Frame" moves that require highly precise inputs performed within a significantly narrow time frame. With a few exceptions, these moves tend to be either unlisted on a character's movelist, or they are listed but without any indication of there being a Just Frame version. More often than not, being considered an expert in using a particular character who has Just Frame moves involves mastering said commands and being able to reliably use them when necessary during fights. The most famous example is the Mishima characters' EWGF (Electric Wind God Fist), an offensively faster (as well as slightly more damaging) and defensively safer variant of the Wind God Fist attack. In fact, part of the reason the Mishimas are so notoriously this trope is the fact that many of their best combos involve using the EWGF ''multiple times'' in juggles.

** ''7'' adds the Italian character Claudio, Shaheen who speaks Arabic, and another Brazilian, Katarina. Lucky Chloe's nationality isn't specified, and is made confusing by her speaking Japanese, along with some accented English. The trope is played straight, however, by Filipina fighter Josie Rizal, who speaks clear, unaccented English with absolutely no hint of Tagalog or any other Filipino dialect.

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** ''7'' adds the Italian character Claudio, Shaheen who speaks Arabic, and another Brazilian, Katarina. Lucky Chloe's nationality isn't specified, and is made confusing by her speaking Japanese, along with some accented English. The trope is played straight, however, by Filipina fighter Josie Rizal, who speaks clear, unaccented English with absolutely no hint of Tagalog or any other Filipino dialect.dialect - that said, English is one of the two national languages spoken in the Philippines, and most Filipinos do get to speak it fluently with no accent, so Josie's portrayal is still somewhat accurate.

* UpgradeVsPrototypeFight: JACK (and later JACK-2) against Prototype JACK. It's even in the name.* TheUnintelligible: The animal characters and Mokujin, naturally. The Jacks, Ogre, King and Armor King; bit out there, but not that bizarre in light of most other weirdness in the series. As of ''6'', Yoshimitsu also counts; some of his lines are still actually intelligible to some extent, but in his case, unlike the other aforementioned characters, the game just doesn't bother with subtitles.

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* UpgradeVsPrototypeFight: JACK (and later JACK-2) against Prototype JACK. It's even in the name.* TheUnintelligible: The animal characters and Mokujin, naturally. The Jacks, Ogre, King and Armor King; bit out there, but not that bizarre in light of most other weirdness in the series. As of ''6'', Yoshimitsu also counts; some of his lines are still actually intelligible to some extent, but in his case, unlike the other aforementioned characters, the game just doesn't bother with subtitles.

* EasilyForgiven: ** King forgave Marduk for not only killing Armor King, but spitting on Armor King's name; basically they're now best buds. Armor King II, however...** After forming an alliance to put an end to his terror, spending a whole game hunting him down, Lars decides Jin [[spoiler:is the savior of the world in ''Tekken 7'' and allies with him to put an end to the Zaibatsu/G Corporation war, a war ''he started'', during the finale. This is lessened a little when Lars tells the narrator that he wants to kill Jin if not for the circumstances but that's still a pretty big change of heart]].

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* EasilyForgiven: ** EasilyForgiven: King forgave Marduk for not only killing Armor King, but spitting on Armor King's name; basically they're now best buds. Armor King II, however...** After forming an alliance to put an end to his terror, spending a whole game hunting him down, Lars decides Jin [[spoiler:is the savior of the world in ''Tekken 7'' and allies with him to put an end to the Zaibatsu/G Corporation war, a war ''he started'', during the finale. This is lessened a little when Lars tells the narrator that he wants to kill Jin if not for the circumstances but that's still a pretty big change of heart]]. however...

* {{Flanderization}}: ** The conflict between the Williams sisters received this. In Tekken 1 and 2, it was mostly just Nina playing mean pranks on Anna (stealing one of her shoes in Ninas T1 ending, taking nude Polaroids of her getting out of the shower in Anna's T2 ending). By the time Tekken Tag and Tekken 4 rolled around, it had shifted to the two of them attempting to outright murder each other.** Paul Phoenix started out as a serious American martial arts expert who rides bikes as a pastime along with training with his friend Marshall Law. From ''5'' onward, he turned into a clueless, bumbling idiot who wants to fight aliens to prove he's the toughest in the universe, and who also has an ongoing vendetta against Kuma, a ''bear'', of all characters. ''7'' pits him against Panda, continuing this unfortunate trend.

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* {{Flanderization}}: ** {{Flanderization}}: The conflict between the Williams sisters received this. In Tekken 1 and 2, it was mostly just Nina playing mean pranks on Anna (stealing one of her shoes in Ninas T1 ending, taking nude Polaroids of her getting out of the shower in Anna's T2 ending). By the time Tekken Tag and Tekken 4 rolled around, it had shifted to the two of them attempting to outright murder each other.** Paul Phoenix started out as a serious American martial arts expert who rides bikes as a pastime along with training with his friend Marshall Law. From ''5'' onward, he turned into a clueless, bumbling idiot who wants to fight aliens to prove he's the toughest in the universe, and who also has an ongoing vendetta against Kuma, a ''bear'', of all characters. ''7'' pits him against Panda, continuing this unfortunate trend.other.

* GrandFinale: ''Tekken 7'' is supposed to be the end of the Mishima Saga. [[spoiler:In a way, it is. After learning all about the problems of the Mishima clan, the story mode culminates with Kazuya defeating Heihachi in a final battle and tossing him off a cliff into a lake of lava. However, Jin has recovered from his coma and is ready to take on his father one more time]].

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* GrandFinale: Zigzagged. ''Tekken 7'' is supposed to be isn't the final game in the series, but it does serve as the end of the Mishima Saga. [[spoiler:In a way, it is. After Saga, which is to say the rivalry between Heihachi and Kazuya.[[spoiler:After learning all about the problems of the Mishima clan, the story mode culminates with Kazuya defeating Heihachi in a final battle and tossing him off a cliff into a lake of lava. However, TheStinger sets up future games, as it shows that Jin has recovered from his coma and is ready to take on his father one more time]].

Reason: Tekken 7 was meant to be the end of the rivalry between Kazuya and Heihachi, not the series as a whole. Also, Lars doesn't decide Jin is the "savior" of the world, he wants to kill him but just realizes Jin needs to stay alive for the time being. Finally, Paul was never as serious as the Flanderization entry claims; he always wanted to become the strongest, his rivalry with Kuma dates back to Tekken 2, and hell, even that game shows his humorous side thanks to Law's ending.

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